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聞きただす (ききただす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
question closely ; probe for the truth ; ascertain by asking
Used when you persistently ask someone to get to the bottom of a matter, often implying suspicion or a desire to uncover hidden facts. Stronger than simply asking; carries a nuance of cross-examination or interrogation.
記き 者しゃ は 政せい 治じ 家か に 疑ぎ 惑わく の 真しん 相そう を 聞き きただし た 。
The reporter pressed the politician for the truth behind the scandal.
Written forms 聞き きただす Usage 50%
Standard spelling using 聞く and 糺す/質す; the most common written form.
ききただす Usage 27%
聞き き 糺ただ す Usage 9%
Uses 糺す, which emphasizes questioning or probing for the truth.
聞き き 質ただ す Usage 9%
Uses 質す, which also means to inquire or ascertain.
聞き き 正ただ す Usage 5%
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage; 正す normally means 'to correct', not 'to question'. Not recommended for learners.
Kanji 質 substance, quality, matter 糺 ask, investigate, verify Similar words 問と いただす Almost synonymous; 問いただす also means to question closely or interrogate. 聞きただす emphasizes listening and probing through repeated questioning, while 問いただす can feel slightly more formal or inquisitorial.
尋たず ねる A general verb for asking or inquiring, without the persistent, probing nuance of 聞きただす.
問と い 詰つ める Means to press someone hard with questions, often cornering them. Stronger and more confrontational than 聞きただす.
Etymology Compound of 聞く (kiku, 'to listen, ask') and 糺す/質す (tadasu, 'to inquire, probe, ascertain'). The spelling 聞きただす is the most common representation.
correct, justice, righteous
